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2 hospitalized after Thursday school bus accident UPDATE

KHP photo of Thursday Sherman County school bus accident
KHP photo of Thursday Sherman County school bus accident

SHERMAN COUNTY- Two people were injured in a school bus accident just before 8a.m. on Thursday in Sherman County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1994 Ford School Bus driven by Ronald Jerry Dautel, 68, Goodland, was westbound on County Road 64 two miles east of Goodland.

The driver failed to yield the right of way and struck a 2013 Ford pickup driven by Ryan L. Taylor, 24, Goodland, that was southbound on County Road 23.

The bus came to rest in the southwest corner of the intersection on its side.

Dautel and the only passenger Billy Eckhardt, 8, Goodland, were transported to Goodland Regional Medical Center.

Taylor was not transported for treatment. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident.

 

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SHERMAN COUNTY – Two people were injured in a school bus accident at approximately 8 a.m. on Thursday in Sherman County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a pickup was also involved in the accident at the intersection of Sherman County Roads 23 and 64.

The school bus driver and one student were on the bus. They were being treated at Goodland Regional Medical Center, according to the KHP.

The bus was on its side. Critical Highway Accident Response Team (CHART) responded to investigate the crash.

Critical Highway Incident Response Team on the scene of Thursday's school bus accident- photo KHP
Critical Highway Incident Response Team on the scene of Thursday’s school bus accident- photo KHP

Check Salina Post for additional details as they become available.

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